Chamber welcomes new international trade advisor

Matt Young has joined the Chamber 's international team as an international trade advisor.

Matt (pictured) is delivering support on behalf of the Department for International Trade (DIT), and it is second stint doing such a role.

He said: “This is actually my second bite at the DIT cherry after a brief stint with the department 12 months ago helping to establish the up-and-coming Export Academy. ”

“The Export Academy is a great tool for new to export companies develop their skills and confidence to be able to trade effectively overseas.

“It 's fantastic to come back in 12 months on and see some of the businesses I worked with under the Export Academy, really pushing on and winning orders overseas. ”

Matt is originally from Wiltshire, but moved to the Midlands to attend university where I met his partner, and moved to Halesowen in 2014.

He spent three years working in recruitment in central Birmingham and added: “My professional background is developing innovative export programmes within the construction and waste management industries, where I have led export sales teams to deliver high level growth and brand awareness.

“Developing an international presence can be hard, and I have had success with both established manufactured products, and first of its kind technology.

“Taking a structured and planned approach has always worked for me - doing research, speaking with my networks and utilising the support available from DIT has always been valuable in growing an international business.

“Whilst the UK remains the focus for a lot of Birmingham based businesses, there are countless other markets on the global stage that now want to benefit from the goods and services developed within the West Midlands and I 'm really excited about the value offered by DIT in helping businesses to grow a global customer base. ”